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Washington Market Organizers

Our food system sits at the intersection of public health, geopolitics, energy, and economics. Much of what we eat travels thousands of miles to reach us—by ship, plane, train, and truck. When the world destabilizes, those systems feel it immediately. As the United States approaches its 250th anniversary, I’ve been thinking about an old and unsettled question: what does a functioning republic actually require of its people? We feel the weight of that question at Arcadia. Many of the founders — including Thomas Jefferson, Benjamin Franklin, and especially George Washington, whose land we now farm — believed agriculture was never just about producing food. They believed tending land could cultivate the habits a republic depends on: responsibility, restraint, cooperation, practical problem-solving, and investment in the common good. These ideas were literally revolutionary: they believed...

Location: Washington, DC
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